Harry Field (rugby league)

Harry Field (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Tupper", was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Nostell Welfare ARLFC [1], Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 335), and York, as a prop, or hooker, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9, during the era of contested scrums.

Harry Field

Personal information
Full name	Harry Field
Born	1909
Died	unknown
Playing information
Position	Prop, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1927–36 Wakefield Trinity 255 19 0 0 57 Feb 1936–≥36 York Total 255 19 0 0 57 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1936–≥36 Yorkshire ≥1 1936 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Source: ^[1]

Background

Harry Field worked for Hemsworth Urban District Council in c. 1972. He gained the nickname "Tupper" because on a tour of Australia he head butted a post and snapped it.

Playing career

International honours

Harry Field won caps for Great Britain while at York in 1936 against Australia, and New Zealand (2 matches).^[1]

County honours

Harry Field won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at York.

County Cup Final appearances

Harry Field played hooker in Wakefield Trinity's 5-5 draw with Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Saturday 27 October 1934, played hooker in the 2-2 draw with Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire County Cup Final replay during the 1934–35 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Wednesday 31 October 1934, played hooker in the 0-13 defeat by Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire County Cup Final second replay during the 1934–35 season at Parkside, Hunslet on Wednesday 7 November 1934, and played hooker in York's 9-2 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1936 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1936.

Notable tour matches

Harry Field played hooker in Wakefield Trinity's 6-17 defeat by Australia in the 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match during the 1933–34 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 28 October 1933.

Club career

Harry Field made his début for Wakefield Trinity against York at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 22 October 1927, he played 150 matches as a hooker, and 105 matches as a prop, and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during February 1936.

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

External links

• !Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for both Great Britain, and England)^{[dead link]}